Currently, many multilingual children are misdiagnosed. To improve this situation, LITMUS language assessment tests have been developed as part of the COST Action IS0804 - Language Impairment in a Multilingual Society: Linguistic patterns and the road to assessment. In this usability study an online environment will be developed and adapted in collaboration with speech language therapists to make the LITMUS tests available and accessible for speech-language therapists in the Netherlands.

• prof. dr. Ellen Gerrits
• dr. Tessel Boerma
• prof. dr. Elma Blom
• Daan Asscheman MSc
• Linda Wouda MSc

A child with a working memory deficit may experience no problems if his or her environment places little demand on this skill. Conversely, even minor working memory deficits can cause extreme impairment in a highly demanding environment. The discrepancy that (neuro)psychologists often see between a child’s performance on diagnostic tests and their everyday functioning highlights the need for assessment tools that are ecologically valid and that can be administered in everyday settings. The current project consists of several phases:

• In phase 1, we will develop norms for two existing working memory tasks, the Lion game and the Monkey game.
• In phase 2, we will assess the performance of 6 to 12 year old children with developmental disorders on the Lion game and Monkey game in two different settings (i.e., diagnostic setting versus classroom setting). Comparing assessments in classroom and diagnostic settings will allow us to examine contextual impact on daily functioning in children with developmental disorders.
• In phase 3, a user guideline (together with and for clinical professionals) will be developed, on how to use the working memory tasks and interpret the assessment results within an ecological framework.    

During each phase, we will collaborate with clinicians who work at several mental healthcare institutions.

• prof. dr. Marian Jongmans
• dr. Dienke Bos
• dr. Eva van de Weijer-Bergsma

• prof. dr. Sarah Durston

De Bayley ontwikkelingsschalen worden wereldwyd gebruikt om de ontwikkeling van baby's en peuters te onderzoeken. Inmiddels is in Amerika de Amerikaanse versie in gebruik. Doel van dit project is om een Nederlandse versie met Nederlandse normen te onwtikkelen: de Bayley-III-NL

• prof. dr. Anneloes van Baar
• dr. Marjolein Verhoeven

De Bayley ontwikkelingsschalen worden wereldwyd gebruikt om de ontwikkeling van baby's en peuters te onderzoeken. Inmiddels is in Amerika de Amerikaanse versie in gebruik. Doel van dit project is om een Nederlandse versie met Nederlandse normen te onwtikkelen: de Bayley-III-NL

• prof. dr. Anneloes van Baar
• dr. Marjolein Verhoeven